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Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)

Connections

Gremlins

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Edited into

    • "That '70s Show" Christmas (TV Episode 2003)

      The final shot (before the end credits) of the neighborhood filled with snow and Christmas lights was taken from the movie Gremlins, in which it showed the Chinese grandfather walking to retrieve Gizmo. The silhouette of the grandfather has been painted out so that the shot now shows an empty street.

Featured in

    • "At the Movies" Gremlins/Star Trek III: The Search for Spock/Streets of Fire/Once Upon a Time in America (TV Episode 1984)

      Clips of the film are shown while the cast reviews it.
    • "At the Movies" Conan the Destroyer/Top Secret!/Under the Volcano (TV Episode 1984)

      Clips of the film are shown in the "x-ray" segment.
    • The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)

      clip shown
    • Stairs (TV Movie 1986)

      Clip shown.
    • Citizen Steve (Short 1987)

      Clips of the film are shown.

Features

    • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

      The gremlins watch the film at the theatre.
    • It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

      A clip from the film is shown.
    • For Scent-imental Reasons (Short 1949)

      The film is seen playing on the bar's television in the background as Billy talks to Chuck Jones, the director of the cartoon.
    • Orpheus (1950)

      This is the foreign movie that the Futtermans watch.
    • To Please a Lady (1950)

      Gizmo watches the film in Billy's bedroom.

Followed by

    • Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

    • Gremlins 3 (2027)

Referenced in

    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Annie Potts/Shelley Winters/Ronnie Shakes (TV Episode 1984)

      Mentioned by Johnny as he refers to the new PG-13 rating
    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Miss Piggy/Howie Mandel/John McCosker (TV Episode 1984)

      Howie Mandel recalls his audition for the movie
    • Saturday's the Place! (TV Movie 1984)

      Howie Mandel mentions the film, then he and Frank Welker digress into their character voices.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Bob Uecker/Peter Wolf (TV Episode 1984)

      Title mentioned and plot recounted during the Mamie Eisenhower Center For The Dull sketch.
    • Ghoulies (1984)

      Very similar creatures.

References

    • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

      The Gremlins sing along to "Heigh-Ho" at the theater.
    • The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

      The film's title is seen on the Bijou Cinema marquee in "It's A Wonderful Life."
    • Distant Drums (1951)

      The Wilhelm scream is heard.
    • Feed the Kitty (Short 1952)

      The film's poster is visible in Billy's attic bedroom.
    • Them! (1954)

      The film's poster is visible in Billy's attic bedroom.

Remade as

    • "The Keith and Paddy Picture Show" Christmas Special: Gremlins (TV Episode 2018)

      Spoof remake of key scenes from the movie.

Spin-off

    • Gremlins (Video Game 1984)

      This is the Atari 2600 video game created as a tie-in to the movie.
    • Gremlins (Video Game 1985)

      This is the Apple II video game created as a tie-in to the movie.
    • Gremlins (Video Game 1986)

      This is the Atari 5200 video game created as a tie-in to the movie.
    • Gremlins: Unleashed! (Video Game 2001)

      This is a video game based on the character of the film.
    • Gremlins: Stripe vs Gizmo (Video Game 2002)

      The is a video game based on the events of the film.

Spoofed in

    • "Not Necessarily the News" Episode #2.6 (TV Episode 1984)

      Includes a trailer for "Kremlins."
    • "Spitting Image" Episode #2.5 (TV Episode 1985)

      Spoofed in "The Grantham Gremlin".
    • Don't Get Them Wet!!!! (Video 1987)

      Film's title is a takeoff on the mainstream film's premise.
    • "The Little and Large Show" Episode #8.3 (TV Episode 1988)

      A poster mock up with Mikhail Gorbachev is titled "Kremlins".
    • The 'Burbs (1989)

      same TV station in both movies

Spoofs

    • Forbidden Planet (1956)

      Robby the Robot appears and says several of his lines from the film.
    • The Time Machine (1960)

      The time machine is seen at the inventors' convention. It subsequently disappears.
    • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

      The billboard for the radio DJ Rockin Ricky Rialto is modeled on the poster and even has his name in the same font.
    • The Evil Dead (1981)

      At the end when Stripe's corpse becomes a skeleton and melts into a puddle like at the end of The Evil Dead where the deadites melt.
    • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

      One of the gremlins says, "Phone home" as it cuts the telephone wires.

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